[영작or토론주제]Embalming the body

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Embalming the body
First, his body is taken to the tent known as `ibu` or the `place of purification`. There the embalmers wash his body with good-smelling palm wine and rinse it with water from the Nile.
Embalmers: A large stone or wood box in which coffins were placed for burial.
One of the embalmer`s men makes a cut in the left side of the body and removes many of the internal organs. It is important to remove these because they are the first part of the body to decompose.

Decompose: To rot.
The liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are washed and packed in natron which will dry them out. The heart is not taken out of the body because it is the centre of intelligence and feeling and the man will need it in the afterlife.
Natron: A natural salt used to dry out dead bodies and internal organs in the mummification process.
Afterlife: The Egyptians believed that, when ordinary people died, they passed through the underworld where they would be judged. If they were judged to be pure and good, they would go to a place that was very much like Egypt, and live there forever. The Egyptians believed that when a pharaoh died, he went to live with his `father` the sun god Amun-Ra.
A long hook is used to smash the brain and pull it out through the nose.

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